Hill N Dale
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 285 ft
- climb
- 928 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr
- best months
Hill N Dale is a cross-country ski route in western Massachusetts, about a mile from the town of Farley. It is a short out-and-back, roughly half a mile long, with a high point of 928 feet and a low of 788 feet. The climb is steep at the start, with a 14% grade at about 0.11 miles, and the total elevation gain for the round trip is 285 feet. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Orange show January highs around 33°F and lows near 14°F, with February slightly warmer at about 37°F. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the hill run a little cooler. Several other ski routes lie close by. Rock Oak Ramble is about 0.3 miles away, and Talus Toe and West Perimeter Road are each about 0.4 miles off. Climbers can find Rose Ledge roughly 0.8 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr
Best time to visit Hill N Dale
Best months: April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 14°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 15°
10 wet
Mar
45° / 24°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 34°
12 wet
May
70° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 60°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 59°
13 wet
Sep
74° / 51°
13 wet
Oct
62° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
50° / 29°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 21°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orange Muni Ap, MA, 8.8 mi away at 555 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more snow worth the drive
SEE
Berkshire East Ski Resort
~36 min drive
Berkshire East Ski Resort in Massachusetts has 6 lifts and 39 runs with 12 easy, 16 intermediate, and 11 advanced routes.
SKI
Rock Oak Ramble
Next door
0.49-mile out-and-back route in Massachusetts with 34 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
Rock Oak Ramble
Next door
0.37-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 50 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
West Perimeter Road
Next door
West Perimeter Road is a short out-and-back ski route in Massachusetts.
SKI
Hill N Dale
Next door
0.37-mile out-and-back route in Massachusetts with 7 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
10th Mountain Division
Next door
0.2-mile out-and-back ski route in Massachusetts with 122 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
Cascade
Next door
Cascade is a 0.18-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 47 feet of elevation gain.
SKI
Talus Toe
Next door
0.23-mile out-and-back route in Massachusetts with 143 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
Tooleybush Turnpike
~2 min drive
0.86-mile out-and-back route in Massachusetts with 47 ft of elevation gain.
SKI
Rock Oak Ramble
~2 min drive
0.37-mile out-and-back ski trail in Massachusetts with 93 ft of elevation gain.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
